F1 2024 Discussion
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High fuel runs and they apparently didn’t use DRS. They’ll be bad but probably not that bad, maybe.
At what point is it so embarrassing that Gene Haas just sells? I mean if they are 3 seconds off pace, that is so bad.
I know it won't happen but is anyone else rooting for Mercedes to just blow everyone away and Ferrari to be slow this season? Just so Hamilton has to go join a slower car next year? I like Hamilton but my brain always roots for the team/person I feel got slighted.
It's honestly just dumb. Can he just sell to Andretti, a guy who will actually, you know, try to put a competitive car out there?
Mercedes didn't want to pay him, or give him a long term deal, and they gave him a dog of a car the last two seasons. Hard to make them out to be the victim or ones who got slighted IMO.
Exactly. Even if he sells now he made a ton of money. The price of teams has gone up so high. At least sell 50 percent to Andretti and let them run it. Now you have a team in place that will compete. The best thing about Williams is she knew that she was outmatched and was willing to sell the team. She did it for the good of the sport and the Williams team (And a boat load of money) but besides that. She made the decision because she understood she was not getting it done. I respect that.
True but they gave him a great car many years before that. I know it's business and not loyalty but sometimes it's nice to see someone work through the problems.
They had a great partnership for ages, they gave him a great car and he delivered the results. It sounds like he was willing to work through it, but they wouldnt go beyond 1 year with an 2nd year option nor pay him what he was worth on the open market. Whereas he wanted 3 years and to get into the next regulation set.
So I guess my point is that I don't think either is the bad guy in the situation really? Merc didn't want to commit huge dollars long term to an aging driver and are likely planning on a Russell/Antonelli lineup soon. Hamilton wanted to get paid and feel like he was wanted as part of a project into the next regs. They kind of both got what they wanted, but it leaked out early and made it look worse probably.
They're not going to be 3 seconds off pace. If it's not them at the back it'll just be Kick Sauber or Alpine or Williams, the Alpine in particular looks awful so far.
Well this could be interesting, or completely uninteresting, probably will see some leaks soon.
